मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-19
तथैव पर्णशबराः पादे वै पूर्वदक्षिणे ।
आश्लेषर्क्षं तथा पैत्र्यं फाल्गुण्यः प्रथदमास्तथा ॥१९॥
आश्लेषर्क्षं तथा पैत्र्यं फाल्गुण्यः प्रथदमास्तथा ॥१९॥
19. tathaiva parṇaśabarāḥ pāde vai pūrvadakṣiṇe .
āśleṣarkṣaṃ tathā paitryaṃ phālguṇyaḥ prathadamāstathā.
āśleṣarkṣaṃ tathā paitryaṃ phālguṇyaḥ prathadamāstathā.
19.
tathā eva parṇaśabarāḥ pāde vai pūrvadakṣiṇe
āśleṣarkṣam tathā paitryam phālguṇyaḥ prathadamāḥ tathā
āśleṣarkṣam tathā paitryam phālguṇyaḥ prathadamāḥ tathā
19.
Similarly, the Leaf-Śabaras (parṇaśabara) are verily in the southeast quarter. The constellation Āśleṣā, and likewise the paternal (paitrya) constellation (Maghā), and the first of the Phalgunis (Pūrva Phalguni) are also located there.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)
- एव (eva) - verily (indeed, only, just, verily)
- पर्णशबराः (parṇaśabarāḥ) - Leaf-Śabaras, a tribe
- पादे (pāde) - in the quarter (of a region or division) (in the foot, in the quarter, in the part)
- वै (vai) - verily (indeed, verily, surely)
- पूर्वदक्षिणे (pūrvadakṣiṇe) - in the southeast (quarter/direction) (in the southeast)
- आश्लेषर्क्षम् (āśleṣarkṣam) - the constellation Āśleṣā
- तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, so, and, also)
- पैत्र्यम् (paitryam) - the constellation Maghā, sacred to the Pitṛs (ancestors) (paternal; belonging to ancestors)
- फाल्गुण्यः (phālguṇyaḥ) - refers to the Phalgunī constellations (Pūrva and Uttara Phalguni), often used as a dual or plural, here specifically Pūrva Phalguni in context of 'three constellations' (the Phalgunis (Pūrva and Uttara Phalguni))
- प्रथदमाः (prathadamāḥ) - the first ones (referring to the first of the Phalguni constellations, Pūrva Phalguni, or principal ones) (first, foremost (likely a variant/typo for prathamā))
- तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - verily (indeed, only, just, verily)
(indeclinable)
पर्णशबराः (parṇaśabarāḥ) - Leaf-Śabaras, a tribe
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of parṇaśabara
parṇaśabara - a tribe or people, literally 'leaf-Śabara'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parṇa+śabara)
- parṇa – leaf
noun (neuter) - śabara – a member of an aboriginal tribe, a savage
noun (masculine)
पादे (pāde) - in the quarter (of a region or division) (in the foot, in the quarter, in the part)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pāda
pāda - foot, leg, quarter, part, division
वै (vai) - verily (indeed, verily, surely)
(indeclinable)
पूर्वदक्षिणे (pūrvadakṣiṇe) - in the southeast (quarter/direction) (in the southeast)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvadakṣiṇa
pūrvadakṣiṇa - southeast
Compound type : dvandva (pūrva+dakṣiṇa)
- pūrva – eastern, prior, former
adjective (masculine) - dakṣiṇa – southern, right
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'pāde'.
आश्लेषर्क्षम् (āśleṣarkṣam) - the constellation Āśleṣā
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āśleṣarkṣa
āśleṣarkṣa - the constellation Āśleṣā
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśleṣā+ṛkṣa)
- āśleṣā – the constellation Āśleṣā
proper noun (feminine) - ṛkṣa – star, constellation
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, so, and, also)
(indeclinable)
पैत्र्यम् (paitryam) - the constellation Maghā, sacred to the Pitṛs (ancestors) (paternal; belonging to ancestors)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paitrya
paitrya - paternal, ancestral, relating to the Pitṛs
Derived from pitṛ (father/ancestor)
Note: Agrees with an implied 'nakṣatra'.
फाल्गुण्यः (phālguṇyaḥ) - refers to the Phalgunī constellations (Pūrva and Uttara Phalguni), often used as a dual or plural, here specifically Pūrva Phalguni in context of 'three constellations' (the Phalgunis (Pūrva and Uttara Phalguni))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of phālguṇī
phālguṇī - the constellation Phalguni, specifically Pūrva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni
प्रथदमाः (prathadamāḥ) - the first ones (referring to the first of the Phalguni constellations, Pūrva Phalguni, or principal ones) (first, foremost (likely a variant/typo for prathamā))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of prathadama
prathadama - (likely a variant or typo for 'prathama', meaning 'first, principal')
Note: Likely intended to mean 'first' or 'principal,' referring to Pūrva Phalguni, agreeing with 'phālguṇyaḥ'.
तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, also)
(indeclinable)